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Did you know... Pristine habitat not only provides clear benefits to the wildlife that calls it home, but also is an incredibly valuable resource for people.   Wildlife habitat performs a variety of ecological functions, including flood retention, carbon sequestration, and stream buffering.  It also helps to maintain rural character and offers abundant recreation opportunities.  Wildlife habitat can be protected through regulation, market-based forces, or voluntary action.  This month’s fact sheet focuses on regulations that communities can utilize to achieve habitat protection at the regional, municipal, and site level.
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program NH DES Rivers Management and Protection Program NH Wildlife Action Plan Union of Concerned Scientists ~ Green Tips
Innovative Land Use Planning Techniques: A Handbook for Sustainable Development; NH DES, NH Association of Regional Planning Commissions, NH OEP, NH Local Government Center To view all Lending Library publications, click here.
iTRaC held a Habitat Protection training on September 27, 2007 at the NRPC Office. The training was led by Emily Brunkhurst of NH Fish & Game and Carol Foss of NH Audubon Society. Click here for materials from this and other iTRaC trainings.

Purgatory Brook Critical habitat protection efforts have been accomplished along Purgatory Brook because of the coordination and communication between the Towns of Lyndeborough and Mont Vernon, the Regional Open Space Team, and the Souhegan Valley Land Trust.
Beaver Brook Association The Beaver Brook Association assists communities with local open space and habitat protection.  To date, they have protected over 2,000 acres in Brookline, Hollis, and Milford, providing valuable wildlife habitat and recreation opportunities.

Page updated 3/18/08